Motel and golf cart rental owner George Oakley was rebuffed by the city commission on his proposal to lease an island of land on the north side of the city marina area where the portable bathrooms are to locate an ice vending machine.

Instead, the commission suggested he look at putting the machine on the corner of his property at A Street by 1st Street, even though he said it could cause traffic problems with motorists who trailer their boats when they stop to fill up their coolers.

Former City Commissioner Scott Dennison and Mayor Dale Register rubbed each other the wrong way during a discussion about progress on siting a new cell phone and Internet broadband tower for the city.

Dennison took advantage of the public comment time in the commission meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 6, to ask about the Federal Aviation Administration restrictions on construction of a 150 foot tower by the city's water tank in front of Cedar Key School.

Happy, happy, happy New Year’s resolution week. We all have something that we would like to be better in life. And if you don’t think you do – well, that might be your answer: admitting there’s an issue cause I promise there’s something. I hope we all prosper in our goals and make 2015 a year to brag about.

The state has issued performance grades for the Levy County School District and the county's four high schools for the 2013-2014 school year – last year – and the news can be possibly confusing for parents who want to judge the quality of local schools.

Manatee deaths appear to be down last year compared to the record numbers reported by state officials in 2013.

As of December, 2014, 368 manatee deaths were reported for the year by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. One-hundred-twenty-five of those deaths were labeled as undetermined. Manatee infant deaths accounted for 99 mortalities. Sixty-seven were the result of collisions with watercraft. Twenty-six were attributed to natural causes and 24 died due to cold stress.